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the waistband to reach its full extension, on each side, move the small retaining screws
at the inside of the rear waistband from their inboard to their outboard positions. For
narrower waists, the waistband will function best with the center waistband strap
retracted to the rear, and with these screws in their inboard positions. For special
sizing requirements, please contact Tiffen
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operator’s body), but this puts the socket block on the same side as the over-center
lever, and limits downward travel of the socket block as described in Section 8.
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of a standard vest by moving both the shoulder and waist latches to the right-hand side
of the vest. The screw-hole patterns in both the chest and abdominal plates are left–
right symmetrical, so moving the latch hardware from one side to the other is quite
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Shoulder:
1. Remove the 2 screws that fasten the right-hand shoulder strap to the chest plate.
Set the screws aside.
2. Remove the 2 screws that fasten the silver dovetail wedge to the left shoulder strap
assembly. Remove the dovetail wedge, leaving the plastic handle and VELCRO
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strap in place, and move the wedge, using its own screws, to the right shoulder strap
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3. Remove the 4 screws that hold the silver dovetail grabber and its strike plate to the
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the dovetail grabber in its original orientation relative to the vest.
4. Screw the left shoulder strap securely to the chest plate using the 2 remaining
screws.
5. Reseat the latch following the note on page 7.
Retaining screw moved to outboard position.
Summary of Contents for Steadicam Fawcett Exovest
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